Horse-detacher.



No. 697,805 Patented Apr. I5, 1902.

E. CASKER.

HORSE DETACHER. (Application filed Feb. 5, 1902.)

(No Model.)

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2Q IIIIIIIHH EDiVARD OASKER, OF VANDERGRIFT, PENNSYLVANIA.

HORSE DETACHER.

$PECIFIOATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 697,805, dated April 15, 1902. Application filed February 6, 1902. Serial No. 92,650. (No model.)

To ctZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWARD OASKER, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Vandergrift, in the county of Westmoreland and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horse-Detachers, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in horse-detachers, and has for its object a device of this character wherein the animal becoming unruly and beyond the control of the driver may be readily detached from engagement with the shafts of the Vehicle and simultaneously with the disengagement the brake-shoes maybe operated to retard the motion of the vehicle, and consequently stopping its movement.

The invention has for its further object a device of this character which may be readily controlled by the driver or other person in charge of the vehicle, and the various parts of the harness secured to the shafts may be readily disengaged, thereby permitting the animal to become freed of the vehicle.

The invention further resides in the novel combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

In describing the invention in detail reference is had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and wherein like numerals of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views, in which Figure 1 is an underneath plan view of a vehicle, showing the various parts of my invention assumed in use. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view thereof on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a central vertical sectional view of one of theshaft members.

In the practice of my invention the bottom of the wagon 1 has an elongated slot 2 therein, in which is pivotally secured a lever 3, as at 4, this lever carrying at its upper end an operating portion 5, and at its lower end is pivotally secured, by means of the bolt 6, to the rod 7, having the bifurcated end 8, this rod having a rightangular portion 9 formed therein, and at the termination of this rightangular portion an eye 10 is formed. A pair of bell-cranks 11 are pivotally secured at 12 intermediate of the ends of the singletree 13 and have mounted on the shorter end thereof a pair of angularly-disposed rods 14-, movably secured in the eye 10.

It is necessary in order to carry out the aims of my invention that the various parts of the harness, such as the ends of the traces and the breeching-straps, be disengaged when the animal becomes unruly, and to this end the shafts 16 have a slot 17 formed in one end thereof, in which is pivotally mounted, as at 18, the lever 19, the upper end of which has an arc-shaped portion 20, adapted to receive and engage the one end of the trace. A second slot 21 is formed at a distance from the first slot and in such position as to cause the arc-shaped portion 22 of the lever 23, pivotally secured at 24, to engage the breechingstraps. These levers 19 and 23 have a simultaneous action that is, when one is operated to release the trace the other should be operated therewith to release the breechingstrap, and to this end I provide'the same with a connecting-rod 25, having an angleiron 26 riveted thereto intermediate of the ends of this rod. This angle-iron may of course be formed integral with the connecting-rod 25 and has its end 27 continued and forms one of the arms of the bell-cranks 11. The invention aims when the animal becomes released to operate the brake-locks in order that the vehicle may come to a stop, which is provided for by operating the brake-rod 27, carrying the crank 28 and brake-shoes 29, by means of the connecting-rod 30, the one end of which carries an eye 31, secured to the crank 28, and the other end of which is secured, by means of a bolt or other fastening means 32, between the bifurcations of the rods 7.

We will assume for the purpose of illustration that the various parts of the harness are in their positions and the horse having become unruly and uncontrollable is to be released from the vehicle, at which time the lever 3 is actuated toward the dashboard, thereby causing the rod 7 to move in a rearward direction, simultaneously operating the angularly-disposed rods 14 and bell-cranks 11, which will cause the connecting-rods 25 to assume a forward position, actuating the le- ICO vers 19 and 23, releasing the traces and simultaneously therewith the breeching straps. This rearward movement of the lever 3 causes the rod 30 to actuate the bell-crank in the upward direction, throwing the brake-blocks into engagement with the rear Wheels of the vehicle, and thus retarding its motion and eventually bringing it to a stop.

I desire to call attention to the fact that the levers 19 and 23 being necessarily operated in' a rearward direction in order to release the traces of the harness, the same when the animal is exerting pressure thereon will not permit the disengagement of the traces and breeching-straps, as their pull is in directly the opposite direction.

I have illustrated the most practical embodiment of my invention, though it is obvious that various changes may be made in the details of construction and combination of parts without departing from the general spirit and scope of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a horse detacher, the combination with the brake-rod carrying brake-shoes, a longitudinally-disposed rod connected at its rear end to the said brake-rod, means carried by the shafts of the vehicle for engagement with the harness, and connected to the forward end of the said longitudinally-disposed rod, and a lever pivotally connected to said last-named rod for operating the same.

2. In a horse-detacher, the combination with the shafts of the vehicle, of levers pivotally mounted thereon, rods connected to said levers for engagement with the traces and breeching-straps of the harness, a brakerod carrying brake-shoes, a longitudinallydisposed rod operatively connected to the said levers and brake-rod, and a lever pivotally secured to the wagon-body and having its lower end pivotally connected with the said longitudinally-disposed rod.

3. In a horse -detacher, the combination with the shafts of the vehicle, of bell-crank levers pivotally mounted thereon and spaced apart, rods connected to the outer ends of said bell-crank levers, levers pivotally secured to the vehicle-shafts for engagement with the traces and breeching-straps of the harness, and in engagement with the said rods, a brake-rod carrying brake-shoes, and means for simultaneously operating the said brake-shoes and bell-crank levers.

4:. In a horse-detacher the combination with the shafts of the vehicle, of levers having hooked upper ends, said levers pivotally secured. to said shafts, a brake-rod carrying brake-shoes, and means for simultaneously operating the said brake-shoes and said levers.

5. In a horsedetacher, the combination with the shafts of the vehicle, of levers having hooked upper ends, said levers pivotally secured to said shafts, bell crank levers pivotally mounted upon the shafts, rods connected to the first-mentioned levers and the said bell-crank levers, a brake-rod, alongitudinally-disposed rod connected at its rear end to the said brake-rod, rods connected to the forward end of the said longitudinallydisposed rod and the said bell-crank levers, and means for operating said longitudinallydisposed rod.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD OASKER.

'Witnesses:

PERRY M. COVERT, H. PRIDE BEIGHLEY. 

